[IxDA Discuss] Gas pump interaction design

[Katie Albers]

While all those things are important, I generally find
there are venues in which it is appropriate to discuss
them. I assume that discussing the design of a nearly
ubiquitous ser of interaction design issues is
appropriate fodder for a list entitled "Interaction
Design Discussion"

Katie

--- "W. Reid Cornwell PhD." <wrc at tcfir.org> wrote:

> 
> 
> Public Education in the U.S. is in decline. 
> Students that are interested in technology is in
> decline. 
> Software projects are moving off-shore because
> companies can't find
> qualified employees.
> Technology in education is under attack.
> 
> Ixda is talking about gas pump design.
> Go Figure!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com
>
[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com]
> On Behalf Of Daniel
> Latorre
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:35 PM
> To: discuss at ixda.org
> Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Gas pump interaction
> design
> 
> Relatedly, in the US, the industrial design and
> interaction design of
> pumps to be more like ATM machines, compared to
> older manual devices,
> has made them more friendly feeling to most people
> which seems to ease
> away from the awareness of increased gas cost (which
> has doubled since
> 2001 without any major change in gas habits or car
> purchasing like it
> did the last time gas doubled ('75-'80) which led to
> a 30% drop in gas
> consumption.  From the oil companies standpoint the
> "user experience"
> of purchasing of gas is doing just find thank you;
> guzzle away
> America.)
> 
> [This was from Lisa Margonelli the author of the
> book "Oil on the
> Brain", she mentioned the design of gas pumps during
> a book talk aired
> on CSPAN's BookTV
> More on the book here for those interested:
> http://www.oilonthebrain.com/]
> 
> -Daniel
>
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